Identity Governance and Administration Technical Lead

Our Digital ambition at Sanofi

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Digital is at the heart of Sanofi: our ambition is to be the leading digital healthcare platform to develop & deliver medicine faster, enable healthcare professionals to improve treatments and help patients improve their health. At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next-gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before.

About the Job

We are looking for an experienced Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) technical lead within the Digital Technology Enablement, Enterprise Access Management organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Saviynt configurations and implementations, with a focus on identity governance and administration. This is a critical role in leading the development and implementation of centralized and harmonized enterprise user access management product for Sanofi business application. The objective is to develop a Harmonized and Centralized Access Management solution with robust compliance capabilities.  ​

Main Responsibilities:

• Design and implement Saviynt workflows and platforms.
• Configure and manage Segregation of Duties (SoD) and access certifications
• Develop and maintain integrations and connectors including but not limited to Active Directory (AD) and Entra ID.
• Write and optimize SQL queries for system operations
• Oversee user identity lifecycle management
• Perform performance tuning and optimization of Saviynt systems
• Create and maintain technical specifications documentation in confluence.
• Utilize ISPM to manage reports, dashboards, and analytics
• Implement and manage access models (RBAC and ABAC) within Saviynt
• Translate business requirements into technical requirements (JIRA Enablers)
• Execute deployment and change management processes using both manual and automated DevOps tools (e.g., GitHub, Terraform)
• Ensures that Digital Product/computerized system meets all controls to address applicable quality, regulatory (Data Privacy, GxP, SOX, etc.) and cybersecurity requirements.

About You

Skills and Qualifications:

·       Experience:

• 4-5 years of experience in Saviynt configurations and implementations
• Proficiency in SQL query writing and optimization.
• Management of Groups - Maintained security and distribution groups, including dynamic groups in Entra ID based on department and location attributes.
• Experience with APIs development for both master data sync for upstream systems (Active directory, workday, etc.) and automatic provisioning for target applications.
• Experience with ISPM for reporting, dashboard creation, and analytics
• Familiarity with DevOps tools such as GitHub and Terraform
• Strong working experience with regulated environment preferably in pharmaceutical industries.
• Good understanding of SOX and GxP.

·       Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Modeling or relevant field.
• Saviynt Advanced IGA certification (preferred)

·       Functional & Technical Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of
  • User Access Management.
  • Role based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC).
  • User Access Review
  • Segregation of Duties (SOD).
  • Role Catalog
  • On-Off boarding of users.
• Integration of Saviynt with SAP for access management is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks like Scrum and Kanban. 
• Good understanding of Confluence, JIRA, & XRAY.

·       Business Acumen:

• Strong understanding of IGA domain. 
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements.  

·       Communication and Collaboration:

• Fluent in English (French is a plus) 
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. 
• Strong stakeholder management skills. 
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience working cross-functional teams to support solution of complex data architecture problems   
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

·       Other Important Attributes:

• Problem-solving and analytical skills. 
• Organizational and time management skills. 
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks. 
• Customer-centric mindset. 
• Proactive and self-motivated. 

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
• Opportunity to work in an international environment, collaborating with diverse business teams and vendors, working in a dynamic team, and fully empowered to propose and implement innovative ideas. 

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!